Sunday, January 21, 2018

Four Seasons Blog Hop

Hi, and welcome! Thanks for stopping by. I hope you've been enjoying all the inspiration and eye candy along the way with the Hop. Today's posts kick off 4 days of Summer, with gorgeous fabric and lots of give-aways.

Today's group of fabrics is called Paisley Dot. It will be shipping to stores soon, so please ask your favorite shop for it!

Last Winter, a call went out to the Island Batik Designers to use this (or any of the new collections) in a pattern we designed, and wanted to create. Island Batik accepted my idea, and I created this quilt and pattern to feature the Brights part of the group in an easy quilt for Stacks, 10" squares. I now have published the pattern, and I'm selling copies in my Etsy Shop, Mary Mack Made Mine. You can also contact me or Island Batik about wholesale purchases for your shop.

First, I need to tell you that this group is just stunning. The colors are bright, rich, and joyous, and the design of the dots is just fun. It adds a great texture where you need a blender or supporting fabric to mix with a pretty screenprint (non-batik), but also works so well as a group. There are a few multi-colored designs, too. I used one in the border.

As for my pattern, you need 42 10" squares, border, binding, and just a little bit of the border or binding yardage to finish the blocks. This is a perfect beginner quilt, because there are no major seams to match, just the actual squares. It's fast, too, and great to feature larger prints within a Layer Cake.

Wouldn't this be pretty as a picnic quilt? Or on porch swing?

I have a give-away today. Comment below about something you love in Summer, and I'll choose a winner on Feb 2 for a copy of my Stack Tiles pattern, and some 5" squares of this collection, that I'll cut from the fabric provided for the pattern.

Also, please remember to enter the Island Batik give-away, with the Rafflecopter widget. Even if you don't have a Facebook account, you can still visit, and get credit for that action.

Beautiful quilt! The colors are just gorgeous!I love everything about Summer--the warmer weather, the beautiful flowers, longer days, and seeing birds and butterflies every where. Thank you for the giveaway.

I love going to Ocean City, Maryland, every summer. Swimming in the ocean, laying in the hot sun, walking the boardwalk at night and riding the ferris wheel. Also have to have some of Thrasher's french fries. Thanks of the giveaway. grinnie1961 at gmail dot com

Such a pretty quilt. Thank you for a great give-away.The first thing I love about Summer is the temperature. I love the heat. I also love my vegetable garden. Yes, I plant early season and winter vegetables but nothing beats fresh beans and tomatoes from the garden.

Summer has never been my most favorite season; however, I do love the longer days of light and fresh veggies that taste so much better. When younger, I used to look forward to summer much more, because it also meant camping season. My boys loved to go camping, which we did as often as possible when they were all younger.

I too have a lot of favorite parts of summer - hummingbirds, flowers, lots of green grass and leaves, warm sunny days!! That sounds good right now in the middle of winter! Nice colorful quilt - thanks for sharing!warner.dale@gmail.com

As we prepare for 10 inches of snow & a blizzard today, thinking of summer makes me long to sit out on the deck with my coffee in the early morning sunshine! Your quilt is wonderful. Love the bright colors.

You've created a lovely, sweet quilt. Wonderful to see that you used pre-cuts. I love the colors of summer the best. It's such fun to go boating; even on the hottest of days, it's perfect out on the water.

Love the dots. I like how your design doesn't have all the small squares lined up evenly. I think it would look amazing on a porch swing. I love the fresh fruits and veggies during the Summer. Farmer's markets are a favorite of mine.

LOVE summer...warm, sunny, gardening, picking our peaches & going to the Farm Mkt with them..and canning them for our winter treats :) Have the Grangirlie here for days at a time..soooo much fun with her..learning to sew, cooking with her Gpa, and taking her on lil day trips.Thank you for chance to win your Give-a-way too :)

What I love about summer is that all the flowers on my potted orange tree have fallen off and the tiny fruit is starting to appear. I love watching them grow and have increased my yield every year for the past three years by careful placement of the pot so that too many of the blooms don't get washed off by the rain coming off the roof or too much shade to produce new leaves. It is an adventure I look forward to every year!

Beautiful quilt! Such fun with all the yummy colors. I love summer since I get to spend it with my grandson. I love the one on one time I get with him and we spend lots of days in the pool and doing different activities.

About Me

Hi. I am a teacher/professor, crafter, dressmaker, costume designer, quilter, singer, baker and cook. I joke that my dad is a Jack of all trades, and I am Jack's daughter. I love creating things for my family and friends. Enjoy my blog!Thanks for looking. If you wish to contact me about my crafts or if you need a quick recipe, email me at marymackmademine@gmail.com.